Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-01
MR.. BRANDT'S WEDDING.

tion not unheard oil IN hctlon, ant
common enough for that matter Il
real life--a beautiful girl with two low
ers, one middle-aged and wealthy, ia
vored by the girls father; the other
younger and favored by the girl her
self. 1t is always the younger MAJ
who gets the girls ear in these cases
and it is always the middle-aged MAJ
who secures papa's interest--proba
bly, il he were not able to do so h
would be out OF the running altogeth
er.
The only peculIarities in the pres
ent case were that the girl was par
ticnlary pretty and the middle-agec
suffer particularly Objectionable
Kate Thompson was sure that Mr.
Brandt wore a wig, and that was the
least OF his enormities. He was a
| German, as his name betokened, and
| he was fat fair and forty. He was
| well of or papa would not have had
anything to say for him-indeed he
was more than well off. Schmitz,
Brandt K Hernblatt were bankers,
money. changers, commission agents
and great many things besides; and
they prospered as Germans do some
how prosper, even in this over-popu-
lated country.
Joseph Thompson, who traded all
by himself under the style OF ''Thomp-
son & Co., was very much smaller
man, and he felt considerably pleased
when the wealthy German banker be-
gan to pay his addresses to his daueh-
ter. II beauty only were considered in
these matters, as in the old fairy tnle
days, Kate Thompson might have
married prince. Her mother had
been lady, and she had given her
child share OF u highly organized ma
ture as well as her beauty. Kate always
appeared among girls OF her own rank
like a princess in disguise.
This ut least was the opinion OF Mr..
Frederick Winter In his capacity OF
friend OF Miss Thompson's brother
Tom, young Winter had the right OF
admission to Mr. Thompson's house;
and this privilege he used so well
that while Herr Brandt was open
ing his eyes to the fact that his friend
Thompson's daughter was remark.
ably fine girl. Fred had already ad-
vanced long way in Hates good
opinion. II so happened that Winter
was one OF the clerks in Brandt's Of
flee, but neither Fred nor his employ
er knew that the other was acquaint-
ed with the object OF his admiration
II wasnot till after a regular period
oil boquet-presenting and compliments
that Mr.. Brandt made his proposal,
and great was his astonishment when
he found that Kate refused him. At
first he would not believe that such a
thing was possible, and took. or at
feeted to take, the girls timid words
as merely the affect OF maidenly coy
ness, not TO be understood seriously.
"oh no, my dear young lady, you
do not mean It, you are taken by sur.
prise, perhaps; you want time to re.
fleet. viii speak of this again-say
next week"
Indeed, you are mistaken, Mr..
Brandt said Kate, with more spirit,
II respect you very much as papa's
friend, but | cannot marry you.
Please let MS say no more about the
matter" And with these words the
girl eieverly escaped from the room
and closed the door behind her.
A remarkably ugly look came over
the Germans face at this moment.
"Soh My fine mees; we-shall--seel"
he exclaimed through his teeth.
Hls first care was to seek ont Hates
inther and lay the matter before him.
Thompson, poor man, was nightly
disturbed He saw that the banker
was seriously offended, and he was n
DANGEROUS man to offend So, as the
readiest way out OF the difficulty, he
made light OF his daughters decision,
said she was certain to change her
mind. and added that her Judgment
was disturbed by a little Irritation she
had been carrying on with a younr
fellow called Winter, but he would see
that was put stop to.
winter echoed the banker. al
have young man of that name in
my Office 1t cannot be he, surely?
No, no, 1t would be too absurd"
Upon my word can't say, but
think 1T very likely. III ask Tom"
Tom could not deny that his friend
and Aessrs. Schmitz. Brandt & Hern.
oiatts luniorassistant ledger clerk
We're the same man. and the banker
soon proceeded to sweep the unlucky
young clerk out OF his way. He dis
missed young Winter the next morn
ing with u months salary, without
assigning any reason, and sent him to
JON the great melancholy army Of the
unemployed.
Mr.. Brandt waited few weeks and
then renewed the assault. Bv this
Time Mr.. Thompson had had several
interviews with his daughter, without
any satisfactory result.
NO, l can never marry Fred. mana.
especially now that he has lost his
SITUATION, said Kate. ali flushed and
tear'stalned, her hair rumpled and her
sonar awry,. but as Tor marrying
that odlous tat German, / would rath-
er poison myself" Upon which the
httie man who was the head OF the
house o. Thompson eroaned aloud
and looked forward to his interview
with the banker with no small trepi-
I'm afraid it's no use, Mr.. Brandt"
ne SAID, as he faced the German i'm his